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Holy Communion and want of bread
In Africa one out of three people suffers from undernourishment or malnutrition. In this respect the topical question whether Holy Communion and acts of charity to those who suffer from ...

This article is the fourth in the research project Meta-theoretical assumptions in practical theology. In the preceding articles, a case was made for the necessity of expressing the own meta-theoretical assumptions regarding ...

The necessity of explicating metatheoretical assumptions regarding the view on reality in cientific practical theological research
This article is the second in the research project “Metatheoretical assumptions in ...

The necessity of reckoning withmetatheoretical assumptions in scientific practical-theological research
This article is the first in the research project “Metatheoretical assumptions in Practical Theology”. The ...

The new Psalter in Afrikaans: Was the Messiah omitted?
In 2001 a new Afrikaans metrical Psalter was published. Although beging severely criticised in som circles, it is being used by a number of churches. One of the major ...

In the wake of the Apostolic Faith Mission (hereafter referred to as the AFM)
centenary in 2008, all the role-players need to reflect once more on the long,
painstaking and exhausting process that shaped theological ...

The intralingual translation or rewording of a Bible text into Non-standard Afrikaans: the artistic and creative aspects behind it
People who are proficient in a language to the extent that they can communicate confi ...

‘What attitude should a government have towards religion?’ was not only a question that governments had struggled with for ages, but one currently growing in significance. J.M. Vorster identified five options that different ...

Passover and its message in Old Testament times.
In this article the Passover and its message in Old Testament times are discussed, with special reference to the message of the Passover in Exodus 12; during the reform ...

Pastoral guidance of the adopted child with regard to the Fatherhood of God
In this article the significance of the Fatherhood of God for adopted children and the way they may be guided pastorally, is researched. The ...

Before a pastoral therapist can counsel a person who displays sexually deviant behaviour in the form of paedophilia, there are certain markers pertaining to the therapist’s own positioning that must be observed. It is ...

The act of personal faith of the Communicant
The aim of this article is to determine the nature of the communicant’s act of faith in the Three Formulae of Unity. The main theses are:
• Holy communion is only instituted ...

The place of youth ministry within congregation building
In this article perspectives on the unique subject, object, aim and nature of youth ministry and of Reformed congregation building are given. By comparing and ...

Pneumatological hymns: Basis-theoretical perspectives (according to Romans 8:1-21) and empirical facts
In this article Romans 8:1-27 is investigated in order to trace basis-theoretical perspectives on pneumatological hymns ...